The words we use
“So difficult it is to show the various meanings and imperfections of words when we have nothing else but words to do it with.” –John Locke Sitting around the kitchen table, we were discussing ideas when I used the word
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Vehicle for Hire review coverage ready to resume
Visit to Detroit offers a sharp contrast to Toronto As you may have noticed (thanks for your emails, texts and notes!) the past week has been completely exceptional as Taxi News/Road Warrior News took a break from daily publication for
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When Toronto's Accessible Advisory Committee received a 2024 presentation based on the premise the Accessible on Demand program can be revived. "It would need to be RESURRECTED, from the DEAD!" an outraged operator said.
Image: City of Toronto
Accessible Taxi on Demand: “It’s over”
Toronto maintains delusions, illusions over program it killed with Uber Here are the stats (May 2024): 578 accessible plates172 not in use (no vehicle)47 to be replaced <1 yr301 to be replaced <2 yrs That leaves 58 wheelchair accessible vehicles
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To have vehicles for hire lined up and waiting for the exact moment a customer needs a ride would mean thousands of cars need to be cruising or waiting, 24/7. It's not sustainable; balance can be achieved but may require reasonable wait times, says Marc Andre Way. Photo: Vazken Karamanoukian
Instant gratification is unsustainable
Consumers should not expect a cab to arrive faster than an ambulance by Marc Andre Way Instant gratification is not sustainable in ground transportation. Of course, consumers love the idea that they can tap an app to receive whatever they
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Building on strengths: working together in times of crisis
To know others is intelligence; to know yourself is true wisdom A young warrior came running into his village shouting, “The enemy is coming! He is about half an hour away.” Upon hearing this, the whole town panicked. They grabbed
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Frank Feldman: what a guy!
Brian Horne A man walks out to the street and catches a taxi just going by. He gets into the taxi, and the cabby says, “Wow, perfect timing. You’re just like Frank.” The passenger asks, “Who?” The cabby explains, “Frank
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VFH REVIEW, PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS CITY OF TORONTO Submission by Peter Pellier For the record, I was a member of the Mississauga taxi industry as an owner-operator, and following Uber’s emergence in 2012, along with my colleagues, watched in horror as
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Holocaust survivor can’t endure Toronto bullshit
Taxi consultation “Just more of the same bullshit, an exercise in futility” When a Jew who survived Hitler’s Holocaust gives up on Toronto, the situation has got to be dire. Andy Reti has been an active member of Toronto’s Taxi
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All of these brave men got together on May 28th to announce they are improving their internal combustion engines. There was not a Net-Zero politician to be seen. Subaru: Atsushi Osaki, Representative Director, President and CEO; Tetsuo Fujinuki, Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and CTO; Toyota: Koji Sato, President, Member of the Board of Directors and CEO; Hiroki Nakajima, Executive Vice President and CTO; Mazda: Masahiro Moro, Representative Director, President and CEO; Ichiro Hirose, Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and CTO Photo: Toyota
TWO breaths of fresh air in one weekend!
Medical doctor, auto builders offer truth on COVID, combustion engines Before virtually all mainstream news was obvious propaganda, back when politicians used to spin but not blatantly lie, in the days when you could breathe air without being gaslit, brave
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